Today's News

A 36-year-old Lebanon woman died Friday after the vehicle she was driving collided with a semi truck on Campbellsville Highway.
Elizabeth Pittman was driving east on US 68 in a 2001 Nissan when she attempted to pass another eastbound vehicle. According to the Kentucky State Police, Pittman was not able to complete the pass because of oncoming traffic. As she steered back into her lane, she lost control of her vehicle, dropped off the eastbound shoulder of US 68, returned to the roadway and struck a semi in the rear of its trailer, the state police reported.

The pastor of St. Francis and Holy Cross is on administrative leave following an accusation that he molested a young boy in the 1970s.
Parishioners of the churches received a letter Friday from the Archdiocese of Louisville stating an individual had accused Father Joseph Hemmerle of sexual abuse.
Brian Reynolds, chancellor of the Archdiocese of Louisville, confirmed Friday that Hemmerle was on leave and that the church was in the process of turning the matter over to law enforcement.

Toyota's departure from Northern Kentucky will cost hundreds more jobs than the 1,600 positions moving to Texas, Michigan and Georgetown, Ky.
At least 550 contract workers and support personnel at Toyota's Erlanger headquarters will be out of work by the time the company pulls out in 2017, bringing total job losses there to about 2,150. Some may be offered jobs at Toyota offices elsewhere, but none will remain in Erlanger.

Dr. Michael V. Carter, president of Campbellsville University, called the event “a very special day in the life of the university.” Carter quoted the apostle Paul in a passage from Ephesians 4:1 – “I urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received with humility, gentleness, with patience, accepting one another.”